Fifty six mine labourers had died of silicosis disease in Rajasthan last year, the state assembly was informed today.

Four people believed to be illegal miners were feared dead after a landslide at an opencast lignite mine at Dubrave in northeast Bosnia, police and officials said on Sunday.

The number of workers injured at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant this fiscal year, which ends March 31, far exceeded the 2013 figure by November, Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials said.

Washington state's attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S.

Investigators say it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from a valve at a suburban Houston plant, killing four workers and injuring a fifth.